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A NATO Message for Mr. Putin

A new combat brigade could deter ‘a little green men’ incursion.

Feb. 3, 2016 7:23 p.m. ET

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said this week that the U.S. faces a world of expanding security threats, and we’d add that those include the rising authoritarian states that want to dominate their regions—Iran, China and Russia. So we’re glad to see the Obama Administration finally doing more to secure NATO’s eastern front against Russia.

The White House announced Tuesday that its fiscal 2017 budget includes $3.4 billion for the...